On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:18:29 +0100, scott wrote:

>> Cars in the US are a fair bit cheaper than they are in the UK.  Part of
>> the reason for that is the additional cost of actually delivering the
>> vehicles to the island - there's not a lot of space for manufacturing
>> plants (though there are a few, of course).
> 
> We don't really drive cars that are actually made in the USA in Europe
> :-) Most cars sold here are either built in Europe from a European make
> (mostly French or German) or built in Europe from a Japanese make.

Well, yes, I did know that - I've driven in the UK, and while there are a 
few US-made cars around, they didn't seem prevalent and quite expensive.

Similarly, most of the BMWs driven in the US are manufactured in the US 
AIUI; same sort of thing for Hondas & Toyotas.

Jim

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